Meaning

1 senses

  1. (US)To place the blame for (something) on (someone), especially unjustly.

    The police pinned the theft on my brother.

    ascribe blame or guilt for something to (someone)

Examples

33 sentences

  1. Tom tried to pin the blame on Mary.

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  2. I'm not trying to pin the blame on anyone.

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  3. Are you trying to pin the blame on me?

    ruТы пытаешься на меня вину повесить? — Wezel

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  4. We should pin a medal on Tom.

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  5. Hold on, don't pin responsibility on me.

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Forms

pins on, pinning on, pinned on, pinned on
Base formpin on · to pin on
3rd person singularpins on
Present participlepinning on
Past simplepinned on
Past participlepinned on

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypin on
he, she, itpins on

Past simpleLesson

all personspinned on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave pinned on
he, she, ithas pinned on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pin on

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
pimplepinB2pinballpincer
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